Kerry Washington keeps it simple in a little black dress while stepping out for the 2014 Variety & Women in Film Emmy Nominee Celebration Powered by Samsung Galaxy on Saturday evening (August 23) in West Hollywood, Calif.

Joe picked up the award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series at the show. He beat out The Good Wife‘s Dylan Baker, Masters of Sex‘s Beau Bridges, House of Cards‘ Reg E. Cathey, Downton Abbey‘s Paul Giamatti, and Mad Men‘s Robert Morse.